ICIT2LOL, thank you for your comments. I am happily typing away with my old keyboard after running system restore from the boot menu. Just why this post is typing in green is a mystery. Oh, Text Color on the menu. Don't know what happened to the system but I am glad I don't have to totally reinstall it. orare pro me.

Oh, yes, I got into safe mode but still couldn't use the keyboard.

My ComputerYou need to have JavaScript enabled so that you can use this ...

Try the following steps for the on screen keyboard malfunction:
1) open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:
2) sfc /scannow
3) dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
4) net user test /add
5) When these have completed > right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click on edit then select all > right click on the top bar again > left click on edit then copy > paste into the thread
6) shutdown /r
7) when the computer reboots sign on with the new user named test
8) check the performance of the on screen keyboard and report results into the thread

My ComputerYou need to have JavaScript enabled so that you can use this ...

zbook, thanks for your input. It wasn't the on-screen keyboard that failed, it was the manual one. Sorry for being unclear about that. I was using the on-screen keyboard to type the original post. I will mark this as solved.

My ComputerYou need to have JavaScript enabled so that you can use this ...

I have been using computers for over 25 years now, and I have never run across a problem like this. Backstory: I built my current PC about a year ago. Everything worked perfectly until about 5 days ago. At that point, it needed to restart. I...

I installed 10 this morning - started last night and went to bed with it saying "restarting", got up this morning and it was still the same. shut down and restarted and it spent another 2 hrs installing.
I have now spent over an hr trying to...

Hi Guys,
I am looking for some help. After upgrading to Win 10 from Win 8.1 I can use my keyboard on my laptop to login but after that my keyboard ceases to work.
The filter key box is not checked and my mouse works normally. Any tips or...

About Us
Windows 10 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized,
sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation.
"Windows 10" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.